LEE, MARKPUN, CHUN HIN2021-09-1420202021-01-222020-12PUN, CHUN HIN. 2020. THE [ OFF - CORE ]. Master's thesis, Harvard Graduate School of Design.28314148https://nrs.harvard.edu/URN-3:HUL.INSTREPOS:37369511The [OFF - CORE] is a thesis that encourages us to imagine what the definition of [OFFICE] be like in the future and how could the design of the [CORE] in a tower facilitates this paradigm shift. Can an [OFFICE] be less solely about the free plan but more inclusive of different kinds of workspace? Can a [CORE] be expressed spatially and pragmatically in the foreground than being buried in the background? Can the dichromatic relationship between the [OFFICE] and the [CORE] get blurred? Using Hong Kong as the testing ground and the IFC tower as the main precedent, the thesis proposal is presented as a prototype sister tower adjacent to the IFC with the same dimensions but displaying a new [OFF - CORE] concept for the future.application/pdfenCOREHONG KONGOFFICETOWERArchitectureArchitectural engineeringThesis or Dissertation2021-09-14